Musical-instruction device



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UNITED STATES IRVING BARNES, OF WESTWQOD, NEW' JERSEY.

MUSICAL-INSTRUCTION DEVICE.

Application filed October 17, 1924. Serial No. 744,108.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that InvrNG BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Westwood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Musical-Instruction Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to musical instruction devices and more particularly to means adapted to be mounted on an instrument easily applied to a key-board, inexpensive to manufacture and practical to a high degree for the purposes described.

Other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter set forth.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a device embodying the invention laid flat;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevational view of a portion of a musical instrument and key-board showing the device applied thereto; and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional side view corresponding to Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 indicates generally a device embodying the invention which is seen to comprise a sheet of comparatively stiff but foldable material such as card board or the like, having printed thereon a bass and treble staff, 11 and 12 respectively, with notes 13 running yin consecutive regular rotation from the bass to the treble clef. The notes 13 preferably extend an octave above middle C, 14, on the treble staff 12 as shown in Fig. 1,v and a pair of spaced lines 15 may be printed between and parallel to the two staves for the purpose hereinafter to appear. portion 16 of the sheet 10 below theI bass stad 11 is proportioned and ruled off in division 17 to correspon-d in width to the keys of a standard key-board of a piano, organ, or the like instrument, and has openings 18 formed therein of proper size to iit over the usual black keys thereof. Dotted lines 18L may be provided on the chart to extend vertically down from each of the notes V13 to their corresponding key divisions 17, each of the latter being preferably lettered adjacent the lower edge of the charts 10 as at 19 to conform with the musical scale A, B, C, etc. If desired, additional sets of letters 20 and 21 indicating the notes of the musical scale may be printed under each note and below the staves 11 and 12 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In order to facilitate handling the sheet 19, it is preferably divided into a plurality of equal separate sections 22, four as is here shown.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, in which is illustrated a practical application of the invention 23 and 24 denote white and black keys on a standard keysboard of a musical instrument 25, only a fragmentary portion of the latter being shown, and 26 and 27 indicate respectively the usual horizontal and vertical music sheet or book rests.

Each of the sections 22 is creased and adapted to be folded on the lines 15 so that the portion 28 of the sheet 10 above the upper line 15 which has the treble staff 12 thereon may be bent forwardly with respect to the portion 29 between said lines 15, the portion 28 being arranged to bear against rest 27 and portions 29 to lie on rest 26, while the portion 30 below the lower line 15 may be bent backwardly substantially at right angles to portion 29. The lower portion 16 is also creased and adapted to be folded on a line 31 drawn through the rear of the openings 18, said portion 16 being bent at right angles to the adjoining portion 30 which has the bass staff 11 thereon, so that the openings 18 therein are adapted to receive the black ,keys 24.

The sheet 10 may be then applied .t0 the The edgev y instrument 25 starting at either end by arranging the sections 22 in numerical succession abutting one another, fitting the portion 16 over the keyeboard with the black keys extending through the openings 18 and the upper portion 28 supported on the vertical rest 27. The sheet 10 shown in F ig. 1 is for a standard full size range key-board of seven and one-third octaves. Shorter keyboards may of course be fitted by cutting away the end division 17 of the chart. Vith the device in position on the instrument 25, it is clear that the keys 23 and 25 are left free for playing and each key is conspicuously identifiedby its corresponding note on the staves, thus enabling` beginners to quickly familiarize themselves with the location 'of the notes-and correlated keys. p

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and 'not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent z* 1. A device of the character described adapted to be applied to a key-board of a musical instrument, comprising a sheet having notes arranged thereon on two spaced staves in the order of the musical scale, a section of said sheet being adapted to overlie a portion ofthe key-board to position the notes in correlation with the key-board, said sheet being constructed to fold on the portions thereof between the two staves and adjacent said section to conform with parts of the instrument.

2. A device of the character described adapted to be applied to a key-board of a musical instrument, 'comprising sheet having notes arranged thereon on two spaced. staves in the order of the musical scale, a section of said sheet being adapted to overlie a portion of the key-board to position the notes in correlation with the key-board, said sheetbeing constructed to fold on the portions thereof between the two staves and adjacent said section to conform with parts of the instruments, said section having openings therein adapted to receive the'black keys of the key-board.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

IRVING BARNES. 

